Another volume in Praeger's the Military Profession series, this revised edition of the 1984 Praeger classic tells the story of
infantry in the 20`h century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time. Its purpose is to provide the readerwhether infantryman or notwith hitherto unavailable insights on the role that infantry plays in the larger battle and how that has helped shape the world that we live
in today. Unique aspects of the book include the treatment of technical issues in non-technical language, the extensive use of German and French sources generally unavailable to the English-speaking reader, and the shattering of some long-cherished myths. Combat motivation and combat refusal, the role played by small
units (such as the squad and file team), the role of infantry in the Blitzkrieg, and many other issues often papered over in the
literature of infantry are discussed and analyzed in detail in this revised edition.
Author: John A. English and Bruce I.Gudmundsson
ISBN: 9780275945886
Pages: 202
Features: Revised Edition |